DIY ice cream story in today’s Boston Globe

Summer’s usually a quiet time for me, work-wise, but I kept writing stories throughout most of this one. In terms of testing, I think my two favorites were DIY soda and this one – because who can complain about having to eat fresh homemade ice cream in July, for work?

There’s a gazillion ice cream books out there, and the fact is that I don’t use many new ice cream recipes myself – I’ve got some tried-and-true favorites I tend to stick to. But I usually learn something from each new book, whether it’s a better technique for cooling the custard or using cream cheese for texture or whatever.

Today’s the first day of school, which is probably the last day of ice cream season. All my homemade ice cream is long eaten, but I noticed a leftover store pint of something in the freezer. And nobody here knows about it but me.